To maintain our commitment to patient service and education, please browse the helpful websites below for the latest information and developments within the neuroscience community. We cannot be responsible for the content of other sites, but do let us know if you experience problems with any of these links.
Living with Epilepsy Resource Page BrochuresNEW!
Excelent source for FREE downloadable brochures for all ages living with Epilepsy. Funded under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
BrainTalk Communities
BrainTalk Communities: Online patient support groups for neurology (from Massachusetts General Hospital) -- a large and active site with separate forums for epilepsy and a very wide range of other disorders.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: A page dedicated to somegeneral information on epilepsy. The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention also has a toolkit for parents of teens with epilepsy.
CarpeDB
CarpeDB is a dynamic epilepsy genetics database sponsored by a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Alabama.CarpeDB serves as a novel source for both epilepsy researchers and the public by featuring scores of "epilepsy genes" and associated publications in one location.
Coping With Epilepsy
Coping With Epilepsy is a peer support forum with additional resources like a page with epilepsy news headlines and a unique chart of alternative epilepsy treatments with links to information on efficacy, potential adverse events and more.
Epilepsy Bereaved
Epilepsy Bereaved is the leading voluntary organisation in the UK and Internationally on Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) and other epilepsy related deaths.
www.emedicinehealth.com
A website specifically designed to address health issuse such as epilepsy. The site contains articles written by physicians for patients and consumers.
The Epilepsy Center
The Epilepsy Center is an organization that provides services in northwestern Ohio. Features safety tips, posters for sale, and extensive links.
Website of The Epilepsy Foundation
Website of The Epilepsy Foundation, the U.S. national organization that works for people affected by seizures. A good place to get reliable information, especially on legal affairs and community services.
The Website of The Epilepsy Institute
The website of The Epilepsy Institute, a social-service organization for people with epilepsy in New York City and Westchester County, New York.
Website of Epilepsy Toronto
Website of Epilepsy Toronto, a non-profit oragnization dedicated to the promotion of independence and optimal quality of life for all people with epilepsy and their families. They offer a range of epilepsy support services, information programs and education to the public.
Epilepsy & Brain Mapping Program
Epilepsy & Brain Mapping Program: A comprehensive healthcare center in Pasadena, California, for treating adult and pediatric epilepsy and other neurological disorders with seizures.
Familydoctor.org
Familydoctor.org, a website created by the American Academy of Family Physicians: General information on epilepsy.
National Association of Epilepsy Centers
The website of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Find a comprehensive epilepsy center near you!
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities: Epilepsy information and resources.
Finding A Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures (f.a.c.e.s.)
The website of Finding A Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures (f.a.c.e.s.). f.a.c.e.s. s an epilepsy organization that funds epilepsy research, education and awareness, and community building events for people with epilepsy.
Parents Against Childhood Epilepsy
Parents Against Childhood Epilepsy is an organization that provides support for parents of children with epilepsy. Features information regarding fundraising efforts in support of advances in medical research of epilepsy.
The Ring Chromosome 20 Foundation
The Ring Chromosome 20 Foundation was created to provide information,resources and assistance to families affected by ring chromosome 20 syndrome. It is both a registered charity in the United Kingdom and a New York City based non-profit organization.
The IRELAND Project
A website for The IRELAND Project, based at Columbia University in New York. The IRELAND Project is a multicenter genetic linkage analysis study designed to look for the genes that cause seizures in Rolandic Epilepsy and associated difficulties in reading and speech.
The Strong Epilepsy Center
The Strong Epilepsy Center offers comprehensive care for people with epilepsy. They strive to improve a patient's life (including employment, driving and personal well-being) by identifying, in children and adults, their particular type of seizure, so they can develop an individualized medical and/or surgical treatment plan.
The Pediatric Epilepsy Project at UCLA (PEP)
The Pediatric Epilepsy Project at UCLA (PEP) was formed with a single, all-important mission: to raise funds, provide financial support and increase community awareness to help sustain the Division of Pediatric Neurology at UCLA.
American Epilepsy Society
Website of the American Epilepsy Society, which promotes research and education for health care professionals.
Center Watch
Center Watch: A comprehensive list of epilepsy clinical studies going on throughout the United States.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeThe site of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health that covers brain disorders. News about research developments and clinical trials.